Wheat Production by Country, 1990-2024

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Wheat Production by Country, 1990-2024
China and India together grow roughly a third of the world's wheat, and consume almost all of it at home. The more surprising movement is downward: United States output has fallen by around 28 per cent since 1990 and France's by a fifth, as growers moved land into maize and soya. Russia carries no 1990 figure here because it was still part of the Soviet Union; it now ranks third and is the world's largest wheat exporter, which is why its harvest, rather than China's, sets the price importers across North Africa and the Middle East pay.
Source:  FAOSTAT

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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China leads with 140,105 in 2024.
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Russia grew fastest: +139.7% from 2000 to 2024 (34,460 → 82,588).
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United States declined most: -27.8% from 1990 to 2024 (74,294 → 53,650).
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Average value in 2024: 45,265  ·  median: 29,211.
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2024 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Gap in 2024: China is 8.4× larger than Iran.

Wheat Production by Country, 1990-2024

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
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14 categories  ·  5 years
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Top Value
140,105
China
Wheat Production (Thousand Tonnes) · 2024
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Wheat Production (Thousand Tonnes)
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Period
1990 – 2024
5 years of data

Rankings & Full Data

67 records · Wheat Production (Thousand Tonnes) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 1990 2000 2010 2020 2024 Change CAGR / yr Source
🥇 China 98,232 99,636 115,186 134,256 140,105 +42.6% +1%
🥈 India 49,850 76,369 80,804 107,861 113,292 +127.3% +2.4%
🥉 Russia — 34,460 41,508 85,896 82,588 +139.7% +3.7%
4 United States 74,294 60,639 60,062 49,751 53,650 -27.8% -1%
5 Canada 32,098 26,536 23,300 35,437 35,939 +12% +0.3%
6 Australia 15,066 22,108 27,410 31,923 34,110 +126.4% +2.4%
7 Pakistan 14,316 21,079 23,311 25,248 31,814 +122.2% +2.4%
8 France 33,346 37,356 38,207 30,181 26,607 -20.2% -0.7%
9 Ukraine — 10,197 16,851 24,912 22,441 +120.1% +3.3%
10 Turkey 20,022 21,000 19,674 20,500 20,800 +3.9% +0.1%
11 Kazakhstan — 9,073 9,638 14,258 18,577 +104.8% +3%
12 Germany 15,242 21,622 23,783 22,172 18,527 +21.6% +0.6%
13 Argentina 10,056 15,959 15,876 17,644 18,510 +84.1% +1.8%
14 Iran 8,012 8,088 12,143 13,541 16,750 +109.1% +2.2%

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